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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of Labor Title II: Department of Health and Human Services Title III: Department of Education Title IV: Related Agencies Title V: General Provisions Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 - Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1996 - Makes appropriations for FY 1996 for agencies within the Department of Labor. Rescinds unobligated advances to the Employment Security Administration account of the Unemployment Trust Fund. Title II: Department of Health and Human Services - Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1996 - Makes appropriations for FY 1996 for agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services. Rescinds appropriations made to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for immunization activities. Rescinds existing and makes new appropriations for low income home energy assistance, designating certain of the new appropriations as emergency requirements under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and making those funds available only on a formal Presidential budget request that designates the request as an emergency requirement under that Act. Provides limitations on the use of appropriated funds. (Sec. 207) Requires a transfer of funds for the security protection of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (Sec. 210) Cancels a specified amount of budgetary resources available to the Department of Health and Human Services under the heading "National Institutes of Health" for administrative expenses. Title III: Department of Education - Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1996 - Makes appropriations for FY 1996 for agencies and programs within the Department of Education. Sets forth general provisions relating to the use of appropriated funds. (Sec. 301) Prohibits appropriated funds from being used to transport teachers or students in order to: (1) overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system; or (2) carry out a racial desegregation plan. (Sec. 303) Prohibits the use of funds to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. Title IV: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1996 for the following agencies or programs: (1) Armed Forces Retirement Home; (2) Corporation for National and Community Service; (3) Corporation for Public Broadcasting; (4) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; (5) Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; (6) National Commission on Libraries and Information Science; (7) National Council on Disability; (8) National Education Goals Panel; (9) National Labor Relations Board; (10) National Mediation Board; (11) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; (12) Physician Payment Review Commission; (13) Prospective Payment Assessment Commission; (14) Social Security Administration; (15) Railroad Retirement Board; and (16) United States Institute of Peace. Title V: General Provisions - Sets forth provisions on the use of the appropriated funds. (Sec. 505) Prohibits the use of funds to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug unless the Surgeon General determines that such programs are effective in preventing the spread of HIV and do not encourage the use of illegal drugs. (Sec. 506) Expresses the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased under this Act should be American-made. (Sec. 507) Imposes a disclosure requirement on grantees receiving Federal funds. (Sec. 508) Prohibits the use of funds to perform abortions except to save the life of the mother or where the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. (Sec. 514) Sets forth limitations on the use of appropriated funds. (Sec. 520) Imposes limitations on the use of funds for cash performance awards.
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Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] · R–IL
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Motion to proceed considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S18781-18784)
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S18713)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S18713)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-46. Record Vote No: 472. (consideration: CR S14455-14456)
Senate roll call 472 · Individual votesMotion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-46. Record Vote No: 471. (consideration: CR S14448)
Senate roll call 471 · Individual votesPursuant to the order of September 27, 1995, 60 votes required on the motion to proceed to the consideration of this bill.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S14438-14456)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 189.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Specter with amendments. With written report No. 104-145.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Specter with amendments. With written report No. 104-145.
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2127.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 208 (Roll no. 626).
House roll call 626 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 208 (Roll no. 626).
House roll call 626 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 188 - 238 (Roll no. 625). (consideration: CR 8/3/1995 H8420)
House roll call 625 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit the bill back to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions.
Mr. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2127.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Ewing amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Kleczka amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Johnson amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Menendez amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Emerson amendment.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Sanders amendment and announced that by voice vote, the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sanders subsequently requested a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Sanders amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Gordon amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Solomon amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Saxton amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Skaggs amendment.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Blute amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Blute requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Blute amendment.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Ganske amendment and announced that by voice vote, the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ganske requested a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Ganske amendment.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Kolbe amendment and announced that by voice vote, the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kolbe requested a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Kolbe amendment.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on the amendment and announced that by voice vote, the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hoekstra requested a recorded vote and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Hoekstra amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Cunningham amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Hastert amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Goodling amendment.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 90 minutes of debate on title III of the bill.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of August 2, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Moran amendment.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 90 minutes of debate on title II of the bill.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8315-8359, H8363-8417, H8417-8421)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2127 as unfinished business.
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Porter moved that the Committee rise.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on the Livingston substitute amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Livingston requested a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, further proceedings were postponed on the Livingston substitute and the underlying Greenwood amendment. The Chair then announced the pending business to be the further consideration of amendments on which recorded votes were previously requested, in the order in which the requests had been postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Greenwood amendment and the Livingston substitute amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on the Crapo amendment and announced that by voice vote, the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Crapo objected to the vote based upon the absence of a quorum. Pursuant to the earlier unanimous consent agreement, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Crapo amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on the Pelosi amendment and announced that by voice vote, the noes had prevailed. Mr. Obey objected to the vote based upon the absence of a quorum. Pursuant to the earlier unanimous consent agreement, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Pelosi amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on the Obey amendment and announced that by voice vote, the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bonilla objected to the vote based upon the absence of a quorum. Pursuant to the earlier unanimous consent agreement, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Obey amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Stokes amendment.
GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, as amended, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 90 minutes of additional General Debate on Title I (Department of Labor) provisions of the bill.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Porter amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Porter amendment.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with two and one-half hours of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Robert S. Walker to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 208 and Rule XXIII.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 208. (consideration: CR H8194-8268)
Rule H. Res. 208 passed House.
Mr. Porter further asked unanimous consent that after a motion that the Committee rise has been rejected on a day, the Chairman may only entertain a second motion that day if offered by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations or the Majority Leader or their designee. Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Porter asked unanimous consent that during consideration of H.R. 2127 the following amendments listed may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment if offered by the Member designated: the amendment by Mr. Obey No. 36; and amendments en bloc by Ms. Pelosi No. 60, 61, and 62. The time for debate on each amendment and any amendments thereto shall be limited to 40 minutes; the amendment by Mr. Obey No. 36; by Mr. Stokes No. 70, by Ms. Lowey No. 30, by Mr. Kolbe to strike section 509 of the bill; by Mr. Skaggs No. 64; by Mr. Sabo or Mr. Obey proposing to amend title VI of the bill; and by Mr. Solomon No. 116. Except as otherwise specified in H. Res. 208, the time for debate on each other amendment shall be limited to 20 minutes.
Mr. Porter asked unanimous consent that, during the consideration of the bill H.R. 2127 pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 208, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee a request for a recorded vote on any amendment, and that the Chairman may reduce to not less than five minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any postponed question that immediately follows another vote by electronic device without intervening business, provided that the time for voting on the first in any series of questions shall not be less than 15 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 208 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2127 with 2 hours and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. The rule, as amended, permits an additional period of 90 minutes of debate prior to consideration of each of the first 3 titles of the bill. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments. The first amendment printed in the report accompanying this resolution shall be considered as pending. The reading of the bill for further amendment shall not proceed until disposition of the amendments printed in part one of the report. Each amendment printed in part 1 shall be debatable for 10 minutes and shall not be subject to further amendment accept as specified. After disposition of the part 1 amendments the bill shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment. It shall be in ...
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 108.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-209, by Mr. Porter.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 104-209, by Mr. Porter.
All points of order against the bill, and against its consideration were reserved.
Introduced in House
Ordered to be Reported.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Final Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
First Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.
Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
First Day of Subcommittee Hearings Prior to Referral (Jan 24, 95).
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor - Health and Human Services, and Education.
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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